[Digikam-users] Workflow with gimp

[Photonoxx]

Le Thu, 02 Jan 2014 20:17:39 +0100, Anders Lund <anders at alweb.dk> a écrit:

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> Hi Nicholas,
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> On Torsdag den 2. januar 2014 19:55:19, Photonoxx wrote:
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>> I personally recommend to give a try to Lightzone too.
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>> Previously a commercial software, it is now Open Source/ Free Software
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>> since 2013. I found it very easier to use than Darktable which is a bit
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>> complicated for me, not very intuitive (in the same way, Digikam editor
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>> suffer of the same thing plus the lack of instant preview for many tool
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>> and local treatment possibilities).
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> Never heard about lightzone before, so I'll try and take a look :)

Other advantage for Lightzone, it is avaible on both Linux/Windows/Mac,  
the "grey point" is, as the development just start again after some time  
of commercial hibernation, the access to the download link is get after  
subscribing an account. But I could give it if anyone is interested here.

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> I personally like digikams editor very much, amongst many other reasons  
> for the nice previewing - I enabled mouseover before/after preview, so I  
> can >easily compare the current adjustment of any action with the  
> previous image.

Yes, but it's a bit too abstract for me and take a lot of time to click  
preview each time and wait for processing. Lightzone, Darktable,  
Lightroom... offer a realtime preview, and it's easy in most of them to  
activate/unactivate the processing to see before/after.

For example with Digikam, I never get the impression to master the local  
contrast tool. In lightzone I just have to "play" with a slider and see  
the result to dose the effect.

Nicolas

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> I have used it for years of course, and that makes it very comfortable  
> for me, whereas gimp can make me cry, and darktable makes my shoulders  
> quite >stiff... ;)
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>> Nicolas
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>> Le Thu, 02 Jan 2014 18:23:52 +0100, Marie-Noëlle Augendre
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>> <mnaugendre at gmail.com> a écrit:
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>> > Why don't you try Darktable? You won't need Gimp anymore, as the new
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>> > stable version comes with mask drawing, so I don't know what for >you
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>> > would need any other editing program.
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>> > As for pictures and metadata management, it's up to you to see if
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>> > darktable can do everything you need, or whether you'll keep >Digikam
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>> > for that (my choice).
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>> > Marie-Noëlle
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>> > 2014/1/2 Anders Lund <anders at alweb.dk>
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>> >> Hi list,
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>> >> I'm reaching a point where digikams internal editor is not enough for
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>> >> me to do the postprocessing I want to.
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>> >> I will have to use gimp or other to do additional work once in a  
>> while.
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>> >>
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>> >> So do you have tips on a good workflow for that?
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>> >> I will probably do the raw conversion using digikams editor, and  
>> global
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>> >> adjustments, but after that I will need an external >>application, so
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>> >> - which fileformat is best? png, tif, jpeg?
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>> >> - concerns about metadata?
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>> >> Any help appreciated!
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>> >>
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>> >> --
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>> >> Anders
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